Insights

What lessons can be learned from investing in the past 15 years amid two global crises, paltry cash rates and the return of inflation? Scott Francis takes stock.

Self-funded retirement is often seen as a poor relation to receiving an age pension. That's certainly not the case.

Steve Sammartino examines the immediate legal implications of AI and knowing if something is 'real' or not.

Do the rich get richer? Or is it all about seizing opportunities? New options are coming to the market to give more Australians a leg-up into the sharemarket.

Blackrock has reduced its fees on two of its most popular iShares ETFs. The good news for InvestSMART investors, is that they stand to benefit.

With the cost of living rising, many people's budgets are feeling the squeeze. Here's one approach that may be able to help.

We invest to achieve our life goals and we want to reach those goals on time, or with a little extra in our back pocket.

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) continue to grow in popularity with recent data showing $127 billion has been invested across more than 250 ETFs in Australia while globally it exceeds $10 trillion across 8,500 products.

As the government doubles the tax on super balances above $3 million, Scott Francis delves into what such an amount can provide in retirement.

Theo Marinis explains how Mike Cannon-Brookes's Sydney mansion can solve the government's revenue pickle - and why a super cap doesn't.

The best thing about investing for your children or grandchildren is the long runway of compounding they have ahead of them

As interest rates rise, Scott Francis lays out some coping strategies for those who have borrowed to invest.

Steve Sammartino spells out what's at stake for Google with the advent of ChatGPT.

James Ling looks at why the riskiest of risk-on assets, crypto, has moved faster and further than equities in early 2023.

​​​​​​​Robert Gottliebsen explains why the US Fed's inflation-fighting strategy won't be taking much notice of Australian mortgage holders and what investors can do to protect themselves.

Scott Francis takes inspiration from Dickens to set out milestones in a life that could make the difference between financial pleasure and financial misery.